HCBS Grads Living and Leading in God’s Word

Ms. Kathi Bonner, Class of 2011
Director of Religious Education
Saint Catherine of Siena Parish
West Simsbury, CT

We all know that the Sunday readings each week give us a "snapshot" of Holy Scripture. Week to week, these passages of God's Word come together to create a kind of mosaic of Scripture, drawing us more deeply into relationship with God's Word Become Flesh, Jesus the Christ our Savior.

This Advent, some parishioners of St. Catherine of Siena Parish have been enjoying an even wider view. Under the guidance of Kathy Bonner, their parish catechetical leader, these adult learners have been exploring more deeply the rich Lectionary readings proclaimed each Sunday of the season.

Kathi holds the Certificate in Advanced Biblical Studies, awarded by Archbishop Mansell through the Office of Religious Education and St. Thomas Seminary. Her four years of study have provided the skills and knowledge needed to place the Sunday readings into conversation with the scriptural books of which they are a part and with the Bible as a whole.

"The adults who come to gather each Wednesday are so enthusiastic and open to learning," Kathi tells us. "I just love it!  It gives me renewed purpose."

Hundreds of graduates and students of the Hartford Catholic Biblical School are involved in ongoing ministries in their faith communities throughout Connecticut and even around the world. If you are, or someone you know is, a CBS graduate who helps others to encounter God's Living Word, we want to hear about it! Send a descriptive paragraph to BJ at cbs@orehartford.org.